Whip and line holder



(No Model.)

vI. W. COOPER. WHIP AND LINE Hummml No. 328,466. Patented 001',.- 20,1885.

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ISAAC WV. COOPER, OF APOLLO, PENNSYLVANIA.

WHIP AND LINE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 328,466, dated October20, 1885.

Application filed July 30, 1885. Serial No. 173,111. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, ISAAC W. COOPER, of Apollo, in the county ofArmstrong, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a certain new andImproved Vhip and Line Holder; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which-Fignre l is a sectional elevation of my improved whip and line holder.Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross section takenon the line x x.

This invention is an improvement in a combined whip-socket andline-holder; and it consists in a hollow cylinder, A, slotted at therear and base, provided with a spring, C, and a lever fulcrumed at ornear its center.

In the drawings, A represents a cylinder open at the top, provided witha slotted opening, B, commencing near the top, extending downwardly theentire length and along the base to a point near the center, as shown inthe drawings at Fig. l.

C represents an ordinary wire spring set in a notch, c, at the top ofthe slot B, curved inwardly for about the One-half length of thecylinder A, then with a reverse curve to the base, at which place it iswound spirally about a bolt or pin, d, thence carried up, andterminating near the lower end of the lever D.

The cylinder A is also provided with an extension, E, at the top andlugs F at the rear, to which is pivoted or fulcrumed the lever D, saidlever bearing against the spring at the bottom and the extension E ofthe cylinder A at the top.

When the whip is pressed into the socket, the butt or larger end forcesthe spring back until it has passed the inwardly-curved part of thespring C, at which time the spring as sumes its original position. Thenforcing the lines Or reins between the upper part of the lever D and theextension of the cylinder A will cause the lower end of the lever D topress the spring, and, acting on the spiral, forces the inwardly-bentportion of the spring C to lock the whip more effectually.

Placing the whip in the socket, and then forcing the lines or reinsbetween the projection or extension on the upper part of the cylinder Aand the outwardly-curved end of the lever D, will cause the lower end ofthe latter to force the spring back and lie close to the side of thecylinder, thus confining the spring in such a manner that the whipcannot be withdrawn without removing the lines.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new- 1. The combination,with the cylinder A, having the elongated slot and extension E, of thelever D, pivoted to the cylinder, and bearing against the extension Ewith its upper end, and a spring secured to the cylinder and bearingagainst the inner lower end of the lever, 65 substantially as described.

2. The combination, with the cylinder A, having the elongated slot andextension E, of a lever, D, pivoted between lugs projecting outwardlyfrom the cylinder, said lever having the bent or curved upper end, andaspring, C, mounted on a pin, d, at the lower end of the cylinder A, andhaving one of its ends bearing against the lower end of the lever D, andits other end bearing against the upper end of the cylinder,substantially as set forth.

3. In combination with the cylinder A, having a slot commencing near thetop, extending downwardly and terminating in the base at or near itscenter, and a projection or extension, E, a spring, one end of which isplaced in a notch, c, immediately above the slot B, curving inwardlythence with a reverse curve and wound spirally about a pin, d, andprojecting upwardly, as and for the purpose set 85 forth.

ISAAC W. COOPER.

Vitnesses:

JOSHUA COOPER,

H. T. MORRIS.

